Psalm 127 Parallel Bible (Holman Bible)

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¹ A Solomonic song of ascents.Unless the Lord builds a house,its builders labor over it in vain;^(A)unless the Lord watches over a city,the watchman stays alert in vain.^(B)

¹ {A Song of degrees for Solomon.} Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

¹ A Song of Ascents, of Solomon.Unless the Lord ^(A)builds the house,They labor in vain who build it;Unless the Lord ^(B)guards the city,The watchman keeps awake in vain.

¹ Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor uselessly. Unless the LORD guards the city, its security forces keep watch uselessly.

¹ Unless the Lord builds the house,They labor in vain who build it;Unless the Lord guards the city,The watchman keeps awake in vain.^(A)

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² In vain you get up early and stay up late,working hard to have enough food—yes, He gives sleep to the one He loves.^(a)^(C)

² It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

² It is vain for you to rise up early,To ^(a)retire late,To ^(C)eat the bread of ^(b)painful labors;For He gives to His ^(D)beloved ^(E)even in his sleep.

² It is useless to get up early and to stay up late, eating the food of exhausting labor truly he gives sleep to those he loves.

² It is vain for you to rise early,To retire late,To eat the bread of anxious labors—For He gives [blessings] to His beloved even in his sleep.

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³ Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord,children, a reward.^(D)

³ Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

³ Behold, ^(F)children are a ^(c)gift of the Lord,The ^(G)fruit of the womb is a reward.

³ Children are a gift from the LORD; a productive womb, the LORD's reward.

³ Behold, children are a heritage and gift from the Lord,The fruit of the womb a reward.^(B)

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⁴ Like arrows in the hand of a warriorare the sons born in one’s youth.^(E)

⁴ As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

⁴ Like arrows in the hand of a ^(H)warrior,So are the children of one’s youth.

⁴ As arrows in the hand of a warrior, so also are children born during one's youth.

⁴ Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,So are the children of one’s youth.

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⁵ Happy is the man who has filled his quiver with them.^(F)Such men will never be put to shamewhen they speak with their enemies at the city gate.^(G)

⁵ Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

⁵ How ^(I)blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them;^(J)They will not be ashamedWhen they ^(K)speak with their enemies ^(L)in the gate.

⁵ How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them! He will not be ashamed as they confront their enemies at the city gate. A Song of Ascents

⁵ How blessed [happy and fortunate] is the man whose quiver is filled with them;They will not be ashamedWhen they speak with their enemies [in gatherings] at the [city] gate.

Psalm 127

The Blessing Of The Lord